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Notable Cases

List of Key Clients:

Adani Group of Companies (Adani Enterprises Ltd., Adani Global Pte Ltd., Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited, Adani Vizhinjam Seaport Pvt. Ltd. – a bouquet of more than 25 companies of Adani Group across various sectors like power, road, rail, ports, airports, coal trading, mining etc.)

Dilip Buildcon Limited and its subsidiaries

GMR Infrastructure Limited

GuarantCo Limited

Jindal SAW Group (Jindal Saw Limited, Jindal ITF Limited, JITF Water Infrastructure Limited, Jindal Urban Infrastructure Ltd., JITF Intralogistics Limited, Jindal Rail Infrastructure Ltd., Jindal Steel & Power Ltd.)

JMC Group

PNC Group

PNC-BEL(JV) – A PNC Infratech Limited (PNC) and Bhageeratha Engineering Limited (BEL) Joint Venture etc.

Notable Cases

International Capabilities

The world is one global village, and we are all global citizens. Similarly, the business of corporates and conglomerates transcend geographical boundaries in myriad ways. Therefore, to serve our clients wholly and comprehensively, S&A has over the years built-up and strengthened its international presence, capabilities, and expertise.

Our International Bandwidth

S&A has extensive experience in international arbitrations. Our expert teams regularly and successfully represent clients in many international arbitrations including under the rules of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), London Maritime Arbitration Association (LMAA) and the Singapore International Arbitration Center (SIAC).

S&A regularly advises and represents clients globally on matters related to International Arbitration, Contracts and Transactions, Forensic Investigation & Valuation Services, Corporate & Insolvency, Indirect Tax, Customs & Trade, Capital Markets and Intellectual Property.

Memberships and International Affiliations

S&A has requisite active memberships and international affiliations which are essential for representing our clients across different global jurisdictions. The list of our memberships and international affiliations is given below:

• Indo-American Chamber of Commerce & Industry
• Indo-China Chamber of Commerce
• Indo-French Chamber of Commerce
• Indo-German Chamber of Commerce
• Indo-Italian Chamber of Commerce & Industry
• Indo-Japan Chamber of Commerce
• Institute of Company Secretaries of India
• Inter-Pacific Bar Association (IPBA)
• International Bar Association
• International Trademark Association
• New York State Bar Association
• The Council of EU Chambers of Commerce in India
• The United States Commercial Service

International Exposure

The firm regularly participates in annual international events organized by organizations like the International Bar Association, International Trademark Association, and International Pacific Bar Association.

Knowledge sharing with a global audience

S&A passionately believes in knowledge sharing. The views and inputs from our experts in cross-boundary jurisdictions are regularly carried by leading international publications like Bloomberg, Gulf Times, Macau Daily, UK Press and more. Mondaq recognises the firm as the largest contributor of legal articles.

S&A has five (5) in-house monthly publications/newsletters – Indian Legal Impetus, Pharma Newsletter, Intellectual Property and Technology Law Newsletter, Insolvency roundup and Indirect Taxation which elicit a 50k+ strong readership including international readers.

Diversity

One of modern India’s core identities is its diversity which is reflected in its religions, ethnicities, customs and social structures. This diversity and pluralism are respected, adopted and celebrated at Singh & Associates, and also forms one of our core strengths. It creates and fosters a vibrant and dynamic workplace and culture that is open to new ideas and is quick to adopt and adapt innovations, as well as is the foundation of a robust democratic set-up.  

Gender Diversity – S&A is an equal opportunities workplace providing growth opportunities to all, irrespective of their colour, caste or gender. Cultural and gender diversity at S&A is visibly manifested in the composition of our team. S&A maintains a fair balance of gender equality in the organization; we are one of the few early movers in the domain of Indian law firms where accomplished women lawyers hold the offices of Managing Partners. The firm encourages organic and upwards growth of all its employees, irrespective of their gender.   

Our inclusivity policies go beyond just the hiring and recruitment; the firm’s leadership ensures that the participation of all employees is equal commensurate only to their abilities. We value and appreciate the contribution of each individual across all level of work, which helps and boosts confidence, engagement and ownership.  The leadership team of S&A under the supervision of Mr Manoj K Singh, Founding Partner, S&A encourage workplace diversity to improve creativity and innovation at work, which result in increments in individual productivity, retention and ownership toward the work. 

Inclusivity, Equality & Pro Bono Services: S&A also supports working for equality for all. S&A is highly active in undertaking Pro Bono work as we believe that it is a real selfless service which transforms an individual’s life, one individual at a time. It builds empathy and gives exposure and education that is necessary for inclusivity to thrive. 

Our leadership is highly engaged and recognized for the Pro Bono work in their respective practice areas in various domestic and international matters. S&A believes that a commitment to the broader community is essential to provide the highest quality legal services and maximize opportunities for personal and professional development. Our legal professionals, at all levels and in all practice groups, work side-by-side to bring practical solutions to individuals and communities often denied access to justice and equal opportunity. In the process, we also support various educational initiatives, NGOs and other sections of society. Mr Singh is an active partner in Advocates for International Development, undertaking pro bono legal work for non-profit organizations addressing poverty in India. Every year, he takes ten fresh lawyers under his mentorship and guides them to the best of his abilities – this is his way of giving back to his fraternity. 

Client Testimonials

CLIENT:  Mr. Sunil K Jain – Company Secretary
COMPANY / FIRM: Jindal SAW Limited
TESTIMONIAL: We would like to appreciate team and overall services.  We, Jindal SAW Limited have been dealing with M/s Singh & Associates, Advocate, for about a decade and we have very good experience with them.  Their strength lies in managing legal cases by hand holding from the beginning providing strategy and inputs and to make the case very sound.  Their expertise lies in interpretation and preparation for the complex cases.  We have experience of 100% success rate in the cases handled by them.  Their services are comparable with the best of the law firms but their fees are lower than any other successful contemporary law firms.   They are currently dealing with plenty of cases of different magnitude and we feel confident about management of them under their supervision.

CLIENT:  Wang Biao – Legal Counsel
COMPANY / FIRM: ZTE Telecom India Pvt Ltd
TESTIMONIAL: Thanks for your efforts in ZTE’s cases ie. Rcom Insolvency cases.  Your team works very hard and update to us immediately after each hearing. We are satisfied about your team’s efforts. I hope this good and healthy cooperation can continue further.

Thank you.

CLIENT: Jatin Jalundhwala – Jt. President – Legal and Company Secretary
COMPANY / FIRM: Adani Group of Companies
TESTIMONIAL: Glad to take this opportunity to say a few words about our partnership with Singh & Associates.

First about the firm – Overall, It has been a nice experience with M/s Singh & Associates since few months.  The professional approach, adherence to delivery timelines, feed-back mechanism and more particularly frequent meetings with focus to get clarity on issues, etc are worthy highlights.

Founding Partner Mr. Manoj Singh – A professional leading the team upfront with clear communication, with sound knowledge on various laws, good interpretational skills, convincing ability and a leader all the way.

Team – The team (comprising of Gunita Pahwa, Nilava Bandyopadhyay, Rajdutt Shekhar Singh and other senior partners/partners/associates) is a cohesive and knowledgeable with appreciable professionalism, focus on quality delivery, and adherence to timelines.

Turnaround Time – Yes, the turnaround time is probably one of the USPs of the entire team of Singh & Associates.

Overall Services – Overall speaking, the team led by Mr Manoj Singh – the Founding Partner and his team have given us a rich experience of professionalism, coupled with their USP of minimum turnaround time.  Their working relationship with us has been positive, fruitful and reliable.

Our best wishes to Singh & Associates!

CLIENT: Krishna Prakash Maheshwari - CEO
COMPANY / FIRM: Adani Transport Limited
TESTIMONIAL: Our group of businesses have been working with M/s. Singh & Associates for the last 2-3 months after the Covid 19 pandemic started. During this period, our experience with them has been quite good. We have found their services to be quite prompt, exhaustive and well researched. Their services reflect their substantial experience of the industry which is immensely beneficial. Of particular mention (apart from Manoj Singh, the founder partner of course) is the service received from Mr Nilava Bannerjee, who is the point of contact and the key team member interacting with us. Nilava is prompt, accurate and quite well informed of the subject matter. We hope to continue our association with their firm and expand it further across multiple businesses.

CLIENT: Mr. Venkat Rao – General Counsel
COMPANY/ FIRM: JMC Projects (India) Ltd.
TESTIMONIAL: Team: Singh & Associates – Dispute Resolution & Litigation Team

Turnaround Time: The turnaround time of S&A is very minimal. Sometimes, I am surprised how they are able to deliver so quickly. They understand complex legal issues in a very short time.

Overall Services: Our experience with S&A is extremely satisfying. They have a wealth of knowledge and experience and they are happy to share the same with all the clients. The biggest advantage I have found in working with S&A is that apart from having a sound understanding of law, they have an extremely high commercial and business sense. This is not the case with many law firms. I found that particularly in the field of EPC and Construction Contracts, S&A has the expertise in financial, engineering and business aspects as well, besides the expertise on legal issues.  Further, S&A is always abreast of the developments in the legal filed across the globe, which is an added advantage.

Individual Person:

Manoj Kumar Singh:  The best brain on any dispute in the field of construction. He has expertise in law, finance and technical aspects of construction. He is an original thinker and he constantly keeps himself updated on various developments. Apart from this, he has developed an enviable team of young and experienced lawyers.

Gunita Pahwa: We are working on an important infrastructure arbitration matter with Gunita. She is extremely good in understanding complex engineering and technical issues. She is also very prompt in her response to any query from us and is always available for clarifying any doubts or answering any queries. She is very methodical and organised in her work and studies the matter from all angles. It is a pleasure working with her.

Nilava Bandyopadhyay: We are also working with Nilava on some arbitration matters. He is extremely hardworking and has thorough knowledge of various aspects of infrastructure projects. He understands very quickly and his drafting skill is his one of his strengths. Interacting with Nilava is both a pleasure and a learning experience.

CLIENT: Neeraj Kumar – Group CEO
COMPANY / FIRM: Jindal SAW Limited
TESTIMONIAL: The P R Jindal Group of which Jindal SAW Limited is the flagship has been working with Singh & Associates (S&A) for over six years. S&A has been supporting the Group by advising us on formulating the legal strategy and also leading the efforts in all major litigations as well as arbitrations.

We have found S&A to be diligent and maintain high quality work with time discipline. Their responses are well researched which help us in formulating our plan of action. In the last six years that they have been with us, we are also happy with their results and successes they have got for us.

In particular, we would like to appreciate the Founder, Mr. Manoj Singh for leading a good team from the front and taking charge of the litigations personally, ably supported by Mr. Nilava Bandyopadhyay. We appreciate Ms. Gunita Pahwa and Ms. Daizy Chawla for their knowledge, calm demeanour and good quality work. We wish them all the success in all their endeavours.

CLIENT: Sunil Kumar Trehan – Director
COMPANY/ FIRM: Jindal ITF Limited
TESTIMONIAL: The best thing about Singh & Associates is that they arrive at simpler solutions to the most complex problems. Chanakya of the legal fraternity, Mr. Manoj K Singh, bestowed with exceptional wisdom, vast knowledge, and rational thinking, has always found ways and means to logically approach any legal problem. A true visionary, Manoj, has taken many a steps and contributed immensely, to the development and strengthening of arbitration institution in India. The  ADR centre is par excellence, equipped with everything an Arbitration centre could need, including the latest in IT and other tech. I have known Manoj, personally and professionally, for a long time now, and I have closely observed him grow leaps and bounds, building and strengthening his focus on development of Arbitrations and Conciliation both in India, and overseas.

Singh & Associates with its presence all over the country, and overseas, has always put great emphasis on research, thus laying the foundation of bringing the best outcomes, from a dispute. Their strong structures and system-driven processes, honed and perfected over time, are cornerstones of their philosophy- the more we know, better will be the outcome. S&A has imbibed the saying “If you fail to plan, then you plan to fail” in its DNA and it has yielded positive results for every stake holder.

Manoj’s strong hold on finance, coupled with his engineering background, makes him an apt fit for comprehending engineering disputes, and thereby offering feasible solutions in tandem with the requirement of the business.

His recent book ”Infrastructure Arbitration – a perspective” is a significant contribution from Mr. Singh to not only the legal fraternity, but also, to professionals / budding contract administrators and law aspirants. Similarly, hosting various webinars related to change in law / Force Majeure etc during the present crisis of COVID-19 deserves a special mention and appreciation. Such webinars, while educational and informative, are also opening horizons of a fresh outlook, and opportunities which otherwise were opaque due to the previously followed, restricted conventional approach.

I wish all the luck to Mr. Singh and S&A for all their future endeavours.

CLIENT: ANIL KUMAR RAO – Director (Technical)
COMPANY / FIRM: PNC INFRATECH LIMITED
TESTIMONIAL: We have been associated with M/s Singh & Associates, New Delhi for last 3 years for different Arbitration matters of the company. The professional approach to the legal and contractual matters by Sri Manoj Kumar Singh deserves best of appreciation. The entire team of M/s Singh & Associates lead by Mr Manoj Kumar Singh is exceptionally knowledgeable for different aspects of contract management and formulation of claims. As a whole services rendered by M/s Singh & Associates are placed on record for best of appreciation. We have cherished our relations with them and look forward for strengthening our association

CLIENT: Sanjay Mishra – Head Legal
COMPANY/ FIRM: Adani Enterprises Limited, Natural Resources
TESTIMONIAL: We as in-house legal under Adani Enterprises Limited, Natural Resources have been working with Singh & Associates a law firm since later part of 2019. We have engaged them for legal assignments like corporate advisory on mining laws issues, contractual compliances and such other matters arising out of mine project implementation. Further they have also been advising us on various potential disputes and in pending Arbitration proceedings where we as client need how to protect the interest of the company and recover the money under present legal regime. Singh & Associates is also advising us on commercial disputes in coal trading contracts.

We really appreciate their valuable advice and approach to provide solution in any kind of commercial contracts and related issues. Their turnaround time is outstanding and overall we are getting good services from the team lead by Mr. Manoj Singh, Advocate. Because of his personal attention it always satisfies us as a team.

CLIENT: Ramesh Bhandari – AGM Legal
COMPANY/ FIRM: Adani Enterprises Ltd.
TESTIMONIAL: I got the opportunity to work with M/s Singh & Associates over last few years in relation to some of our commercial disputes. I am highly impressed with the enthusiasm, dedication and commitment which the Firm has shown in delivering the assignments under the able leadership of Mr. Manoj Singh and Ms Gunita Pahwa. Always prompt in their response for assisting the client and infact, adherence to committed deadlines is one of their strongest feature. Dispute Resolution is one of the key area, where Firm is successfully thriving and achieving huge milestones. I have been mostly working with Mr. Manoj Singh and Ms. Gunita Pahwa on my assignments. They are outstanding seasoned litigators and strategist and a treat to work with. I convey my best wishes to Mr. Manoj Singh, Ms Gunita Pahwa and the entire team for their future endeavours!

ClIENT: Vneet S Jaain – CEO
COMPANY / FIRM: Adani Power Ltd.
TESTIMONIAL: At the outset, the overall legal support received from Singh & Associates team is quite satisfactory.   The first and foremost thing which satisfied us is their prompt response and many a times they have delivered services much before our expectation.  We have sought their guidance and views on various issues pertaining to Power, Renewable Energy, Roads, Ports and other infrastructure businesses including our contracts related to cross-border power sale. The suggestions and the solutions received have been very apt and help us in long run.   Singh & Associates Team has provided us with good strategic solutions for resolving very long pending complex issues related to power sale.   Our interactions with the Regulatory Team of Singh & Associates is very satisfactory and helped us in improving our knowledge.  The special feature of this legal firm is apart from solutions from legal perspective they understand the commercial and financial aspects of business and that helps in arriving at a correct overall strategy. Overall service and support from the company is outstanding.

CLIENT:  Neha Satav – Manager – Legal
COMPANY / FIRM: Sterlite Technologies limited
TESTIMONIAL: Singh & Associates is representing us in a suit and we are extremely happy with the way things are proceeding. They are in contact with the best specialists to gather evidence and expert witnesses to give accurate testimony.

Gunita and her team are always on hand to proactively assist and are responsive, available and a pleasure to work with. Mr. Singh has a great legal mind and provides excellent advice with a personal touch. There is no “one size fits all” approach, instead, they have acted in complete interest of the business. He has a great team to back him up too.We are thankful that we selected them to represent us and would highly recommend them

CLIENT: Vinay Gupta – President & head Treasury
COMPANY/FIRM: Jindal Saw Limited
TESTIMONIAL:  We have used Singh Associates (“S & A”) for several years now. As a growing business organisation, we have had variety of requirements starting from reviews of documents, negotiations, litigations and general corporate advisory.

The Quality of work of the law firm is very high and responsiveness and prompt turnaround is excellent. Our Company has used them for all sorts of matters and in different jurisdictions including UAE, USA and Europe. We have interacted with Mr Manoj Singh (Founding Partner) and majority of the team at various levels. We have found stability in the team which helps a lot in understanding the requirements of the client’s needs, like us.

The complexity of our work required a fair bit of research and expertise and Mr. Manoj Singh and his team were able to maneuver us through it with a great deal of care and clarity while taking a lot of time out to ensure we (the client) were aware of the process and on the same page. S&A takes time to understand the business needs and bring commercial and legal solutions in the best interest of all the stakeholders.

There work is always on budget, on time and with a smile. They are a friendly, transparent, and responsive modern law firm that I would recommend. All the best for Team S&A

CLIENT:  Devendra Jain – CEO
COMPANY / FIRM: Dilip Buildcon Limited
TESTIMONIAL: We are one of the largest construction companies in India and M/s Singh & Associates are currently handling a lot of our arbitration work. We chose to go with them for all these cases after having seen & worked with various law firms over the years. What I like about Manoj Singh ji & his team is that they handle each case, however big or small with utmost care and professionalism. They have hand held & guided our team through the entire process of building a case to presenting it. They give you a plan of action at the start so that you can schedule internally & track future milestones. They have also helped us incorporate strategies not only in current cases but also for potential future issues. Finally, besides giving us solid legal advice always they have also helped us on softer issues such as our internal team structure and reporting.

Manoj ji is extremely knowledgeable and his team is very thorough & sharp. They know their craft and will go above & beyond the call of duty for you. I will recommend them whole-heartedly.

CLIENT: Dilip Suryavanshi – CMD
COMPANY/FIRM: Dilip Buildcon Limited
TESTIMONIAL:  It is my great pleasure to be writing about my experience with Manoj Singh ji & his team at M/s Singh & Associates. Hands down he is one of the most brilliant minds in the legal fraternity today. His understanding of not just the law & its interpretation but also about the various nuances of business is unparalleled. He has been instrumental in guiding and leading us through very thorny cases. What I like most about him is that his approach is always of positivity and result oriented. He & his team are very thorough in their research & always present multiple strategies with detailed plans. He is able to visualize issues that few can & then offer the most pragmatic solutions to them. His energy is infectious & his confidence assures you that he will get the best outcome for you no matter how difficult the odds. And most importantly he will be there for you whenever you need him.

I will gladly and strongly recommend M/s Singh & Associates to all those who want the best advice and the most sincere & tireless partner.